Carson Van Osten

(b. 24 September 1946, USA)

Mickey Mouse (S 75161)

Carson Van Osten studied at the Philadelphia College of Art in the mid-1960s. He has done artwork for the American Disney studios, that produced comics for foreign publications between 1969 and 1976. Carson Van Osten is an artist of the American Disney studios, that produces comics for foreign publications. Throughout the 1970s, Van Osten illustrated numerous 'Mickey Mouse' stories, mainly scripted by Cal Howard. He was as assistant inker on Floyd Gottfredson's 'Mickey Mouse' daily. He was art director of the comic strip department from from 1986 through the 1980s. In 2001, he cooperated on the comic adaptation of the Disney film 'Altantis' at Dark Horse. After college, he had played bass in the beat group The Nazz.